Read the following article "Californians Greet the Rain, but Worry About Mudslides"
https://newsela.com/articles/water-california/id/6292/ Based on the article, what are some problems that California faces? Support your answer with important details from the article. Please respond to at least two other student entries.
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Leilah
12/16/2014 09:31:41 am
Some problems California faces are mudslides.Mudslides are dangerous .Most people can die with them.They are also important because people can loose their valubles.Homeless people need to stay sheltered.
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Connie
12/16/2014 10:46:58 am
Right, mudslides can destroy habitats and other things very badly.
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violet
12/16/2014 12:29:05 pm
i agree with you charlotte because nature is not bad .i love being around nature and i am always around it ,and trust me if you think nature can badly harm you then you're wrong.It's not nature's fault these things happen ,it just....happens.And to me i do think it is sad that people are being forced out of their homes.
Lesly
12/16/2014 12:52:10 pm
Leilah, you are correct about the mudslides can kill people and that they can Kill people
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Justine
12/16/2014 12:53:28 pm
I agree with you because homeless people need shelter when it rains. It is very dangerous for them.
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charlotte
12/16/2014 10:02:45 am
I think that California is very confusing when it comes to weather. It is known for its very warm weather, and very long lasting droughts. Right now, we're facing one of the worst droughts yet, which has lasted about four years, and might be facing many years to come. But in the past week, rain has fallen consistently, and luckily, been showing signs of the drought ending. Still, some of the rain that California is facing has been creating mudslides in certain places in California, and forcing people out of their homes, and for the Californians that don't have any homes, they are struggling to make some sort of shelter to protect them. I guess that now, Californians don't know what to predict for the weather.
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Minerva
12/16/2014 10:32:28 am
I agree, the homelessness is a problem in CA, and mudslides are a problem too. Also, the recent unpredictable weather is a good thing to mention, although it is NOT a problem.
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Minerva
12/16/2014 10:45:16 am
We know that we need to protect ourselves from mudslides, but we aren't sure they're going to tear down Downtown and wreck our homes.
charlotte
12/18/2014 08:37:22 am
I know that this isn't the day to work on mudslides, but today I was looking at this page, saw your comment, and wanted to say something to what you said to mine. The unpredictable weather wasn't supposed to be explaining a problem, like you said that it wasn't a problem, but now that I think about it, it would be a good thing, to be able to know what the weather would be like, and how severe and not severe it would be. People would be able to prepare a little earlier. People of the homeless shelter organizations could know when to prepare for the weather, and make a good place for the homeless civilians. I think that having consistent weather is alot easier for everyone. Then we wouldn't have to change preparations over and over again. But then again, what type of weather would we choose? always raining, always hot, or always freezing cold?
Connie
12/16/2014 10:44:33 am
I agree. California drought has been a problem in California for a quite long time. At least, rain is falling right now. But still there isn't enough water and it can create mudslides.
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alex
12/16/2014 11:24:29 am
I agree with you. even though Californians are in a terrible drought the rain water needed is caus in major damage to peoples momes and seriously hurting pedestrians
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Sha-sha
12/16/2014 12:11:39 pm
I do agree with you charlotte because it has bin raining lately and the mudslides have bin ruining houses.!!!
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Gael
12/16/2014 10:12:54 am
One problem California is facing is fires, it for people and they might die also another problem is mudslides people have to get out if it is too severe and some people already have moved out because of mudslides one person decided to put all the family valuables upstairs where it wouldn't get harmed. The last problem is over watering the city we need it but not that much. Some parts of California is facing floods and that is very dangerous
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Minerva
12/16/2014 10:28:20 am
"People were afraid of the destruction nature might cause." This may or may not be a real problem, it may just be a FISH IN THE AIR. Although, a home was buried by mud on Halloween. Maybe next the ground will flood and houses will be knocked over. But we can't tell whether the rain will wreck our homes or not. This is the first "problem", rain and mud, which MAY just be a fish in the air. The second problem is homeless people in Los Angeles struggle to stay dry. This is a general problem: people are homeless. It is hard for homeless people to stay dry when it rains. Another problem is the drought, which we MAY be recovering from. But that might be a fish in the air.
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Ashley Kim
12/18/2014 08:17:28 am
I agree with you because nature must be loved and cared. Even though they cause a lot of destruction it is just natural.
charlotte
12/18/2014 08:53:18 am
I know this isn't the right time to do mudslides either, but I saw what you wrote and knew right away, that I agree with you. I agree that no matter what, weather is unpredictable. We have a PROBABILITY, that the drought MAY be recovering, but we don't know for sure. This is why, I think it's a problem. We're never sure if we should spend a large amount of money on protection, or not care at all. I'm definitely trying to catch fish in the air, but even though I am, it's still not very fortunate that we don't know what's going to happen in the weather world.
violet
12/16/2014 12:26:21 pm
I agree with you because nature is not bad .I love being around nature and i am always around it ,and trust me if you think nature can badly harm you then you're wrong.It's not nature's fault these things happen ,it just....happens. Oh,and Minerva one more thing.I disagree on the part were you said( in a different way) Every thing is fish in air.
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Charlotte
12/18/2014 09:07:26 am
I don't exactly agree with your reply to Minerva. you're definitely on nature's side, but sometimes, you have to go against it. In my opinion, the cause of the mud slides is because of the directions that it takes. I don't agree that the mud slides and the droughts, "Just happen," because they don't. Weather is caused by nature, but sometimes, we're not on the optimistic side of nature. In the end though, weather is just a way to balance things out. Since we were having a drought for a really long time, the rain's been falling quite harshly.
Gael
12/16/2014 10:14:58 am
I AGREE LEthal that is very true
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Connie
12/16/2014 10:33:38 am
A problem that California is facing is that even though there is a lot of rain, California still doesn't have enough water during the drought. Fortunately, California officials would give cities/towns more water in 2015. Also, in the text, it was written, " If we get 3 inches of rain, we'll get a ten foot mud flow." Mud slides could be dangerous, after all it can damage houses, and important items.
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alex
12/16/2014 11:15:33 am
I agree with you Connie. Hopefully there will be more rainfall in this terrible drought. But lets hope it does not cause more damage to houses or kill any pedestrians.
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Justine
12/16/2014 12:51:08 pm
I agree with you because mudslides are very dangerous.
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Jay!!!!!!!
12/16/2014 01:04:50 pm
I agree with you Connie because mudslides can be very dangerous and can ruin important items.
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NOLA
12/17/2014 08:43:37 am
I agree with you Connie, we've been getting a lot of rain but not enough which is bad!
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Ashley Kim
12/18/2014 08:12:20 am
I agree with you Connie because people might have to be forced to leave houses all because the Mudslides.
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lei9lah
12/16/2014 10:48:52 am
I agree with you because mudslides are very dangerous and yes it does damage houses and important items.
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Alex
12/16/2014 11:09:24 am
I think the Californian mudslides are difficult to deal with.I has been becoming a danger to citizens and pedestrians.I f it continues to get worse it could start cuasing major, majordamage to many, many houses. I can understand why citizens of california are moving to safer land such as flat lands.But california is in one of the worst droughts in history. The heavy rain is good but we will need a lot more rain water to get at least 75 inches of rain water. Hopefully we will have more rain until the next October.
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SHA-SHA
12/16/2014 12:14:22 pm
I agree because California is having a recod breaking drought
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Lesly
12/16/2014 01:09:02 pm
Alex you are correct about that California is in one of the worst droughts in history. The evidence in the text:"California is still in one of the worst droughts in history.''
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Sasha
12/16/2014 12:09:14 pm
California faces many problems such as our serious drought and now the mudslides. Over i inch of rain isn't going to save our drought. They say it would al least take 75 inches and that is no where near what we have right now. I hope it rains much more because our drought will become less serious. However, it does create these horrible mudslides. These mudslides does not support our drought. It only can make it worse for humans. Such as their houses, belongings, and heirlooms that can be very valuable to them. their was a house buried on Halloween. So, I hope it rains more often to save our drought however only a little at a time because it can create the horrific mudslide!!! DA-DAH!!!!!!!!!
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Jay!!!!!!
12/16/2014 01:00:33 pm
I agree with you Sasha because we are not even close to even getting water for October 2014 or October 2015!
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VIOLET
12/16/2014 12:13:05 pm
Based on the article California is facing many dangers.In the past this barely ever happened because of POLLUTION .pollution is a problem is because it dries the area of California .It also is a big problem for people who have Asthma like my mom,Tina . But in the article they don't talk about the POLLUTION ,but instead talk about the DROUGHT like most of our newsela's did.They also talked about the bad Mudslides witch damaged many houses .Ed Heinlein's home had to be extra protected by sand bags.
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Lesly
12/16/2014 12:16:50 pm
Some problems that California had is that the rain forced people to get out of there homes and go some where safe.Another problem that California had was that the rain caused was mud slides. Like in Glendora they had some bad mud slides. Mud slides are bad. Also another problem that the rain made mud and that in some towns that the people that left brought there values because the mud was so bad that they think that the mud will get into there homes but in some homes the mud actually got into there homes, and for the
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Justine
12/16/2014 12:49:14 pm
The problems that California face are the mudslides in the mountains. We are in a huge drought and we really need the rain, but when there's a lot of it can cause damage to houses in the mountains. I know it's very dangerous because in the article it says,"Glendora had a huge mudslide in 1969. It destroyed 30 homes." The mud from the top the mountains can slide down and cover the homes in mud, or it can move the houses. I think it's very sad that peoples homes can get ruined, but I'm also happy it's raining because we really need it.
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Jay
12/16/2014 12:56:56 pm
Some problems that California faces are that the rain is forcing people to have to move out of their houses.Also it is causing people to do more work like putting objects to block the rain or to move things around. In the text it says that people are moving their cars down the mountain and putting their special things on the top of their houses!
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NOLA
12/17/2014 08:37:16 am
I agree Jay the rain and mud is forcing people to move out of their houses
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Ryan XD
12/17/2014 09:19:28 am
I agree it is making people to get objects and make sure that the mudslide doesn't ruin their houses.
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Sofia**
12/18/2014 07:43:06 am
I agree with you Jay because mud and rain is making people evacuate and look For another place to live.
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sarah
12/18/2014 10:00:51 am
your right. people have to move out of their own house.
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NOLA:)(:
12/17/2014 07:43:56 am
Mudslides are one big problem that California faces. It can cause many, many issues to the state. One reason is that the homeless has trouble taking shelter, they will go to bus stops to stay dry. Another problem is that the mudslides can distro peoples homes and valuables, they will have to store their valuables up stairs if they have one. Mudslides create chaos, and the drought can also create chaos, but both of those things are a big, and bad problem that California faces.
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Ryan XD
12/17/2014 09:20:34 am
I agree with you mudslides can cause many issues in different states.
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Natasha
12/18/2014 09:23:10 am
I agree with you, Nola. These mudslides are huge problems.
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#ben#WHAT!!!!:)
12/18/2014 09:46:27 am
I free with you Nola:)(: because these problems are the really big ones when it comes to storms.
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#ben#WHAT!!!!:)
12/18/2014 09:47:17 am
On free i meant agree!!
Ryan XD
12/17/2014 09:18:08 am
Some problems California faces are mudslides. In the article it does say we are in a drought but now that it has been raining it has been making mudslides. People have been rushing to get wood to block the mud from reaching their homes. Also it may go to some homes and those people might loose their valuables and even more.
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Aidan
12/17/2014 12:36:44 pm
I think that the LA mudslides is not good because it could kill people and every one knows that we need the rain. California is in a huge drought and even if there was rain there won't be enough water to help California's drought said the State water experts. Everyone in California sometimes depends on the rain so it could fix the drought. Mudslides can also sometimes kill people like hobo's and also some people can be taken out of their own homes. The California's biggest rain also the biggest rain in the world! People say that it's hard for the poor to find shelter and I feel bad for them.
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Sofia**
12/18/2014 07:41:17 am
Some problems California is having are mudslides and homeless people struggling to stay dry. Mudslides can be stopped with sand or dirt bags to guide the water and mud to a lake or river. The homeless problem can be stopped by making a program to donate umbrellas and blankets to the homeless or build more homeless shelters.
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Wolfvoelker6789
12/18/2014 07:52:24 am
Think that mudslides are very dangerous to every one especially the Homeless people in California, but there isn't really a way to stop them from happening, it's just the conditions of weather we are having.
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Ashley Kim
12/18/2014 08:09:10 am
Some of the problems that California faces are 1. California is in a drought. 2. While raining Mudslides flood the houses with water and some people were force to leave the house they lived in when the Mudslides came splashing down into their house. In my opinion the Mudslides are very dangerous for people who lives near where the Mudslides are caused. It is great to have rain coming down to California but, it also causes Mudslides to come splashing down.
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#!!!BRIAN!!!#
12/18/2014 08:12:58 am
I think these mudslides are dangerous because it killed a lot of people and it destroyed a lo of homes and leaving a lot of people homeless.
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Natasha
12/18/2014 09:22:09 am
I agree with you, Brian! These rain falls are very pleasant and dangerous.
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julian+julian
12/18/2014 08:24:36 am
some problems are very dangerous. but also people greet the rain and are happy to see it because california state is in a terrible drought. here are some problems we face.
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sarah
12/18/2014 09:23:08 am
I agree with all three faces California has to face
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#ben#WHAT!!!!:)
12/18/2014 09:43:56 am
I agree with all of the problems you included in you response. Great Job:)
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My dude (
12/18/2014 08:36:21 am
Most of the problems California is facing is the drought and many other things like mudslides.The mudslides are hazards to our cities because they could cause safety issues and lots more.I believe that it is good that they are installing sandbags because in the article it says that a whole house was covered in mud.I think that if it rains that hard again people should move there valuables to higher ground as said in the paragraph.The record of highest water was broken by1.10 inches of water.
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Natasha
12/18/2014 09:20:35 am
I think that California rain falls are very fortunate, but also very dangerous. Some people and animals might get killed. some people might be forced to leave their homes. I feel bad for the homeless people. They have absolutely no shelter.
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sarah
12/18/2014 09:21:47 am
California faces many problems. One is the drought. Even though there was a big storm, it didn't help it at all. The article said," Much of the state was drenched. California needed the rain. But it was nowhere near enough. California is still in one of the worst droughts in its history." I agree. It drenched. It woke me up and I couldn't go back to bed. But still California is in a drought. Second problem California faces is the mudslides. It's not every where, but in the places that mudslides are, it's a problem. Especially in the mountains. One house got buried in MUD!! The article said,"In the same area, a home was buried by mud on Halloween." People had to move away from THEY'RE own house.
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#ben#WHAT!!!!:)
12/18/2014 09:40:56 am
California as many problems when it comes to storms. One of them is the fact that people don't prepare wisely. Some people just put a few sandbags to protect their houses; a few is not enough. The second problem is the homeless people. They are helpless in storms like these. We need to find an alternative to helping ourselves and helping them. These storms are a sometimes thing but when they do happen they can be harmful!
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Jaya
12/18/2014 10:36:50 am
Some problems that California is facing are the mudslides. They are very dangerous and put people at risk. The mudslide destroys many homes, and even if we could fix it is still not good. Because of the mudslides people have to leave their homes for safer area and have to be very careful with all of their valuables, especially the people on mountains.
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Cara
12/24/2014 07:00:10 am
One problem California is facing are the mudslides. They are very dangerous because they can hurt people and damage their homes. It can also ruin people's valubles. It makes people have to leave their homes and find a safer and flatter area to live. Another problem California is facing is the drought. Even though, we had 1.15 inches of rain fall which broke the record of 1.10 inches of rain fall in 1961, that was not enough. The state water experts said it would take 150 percent of the average rainfall for California to get out of the drought. That meant that we still needed about 75 inches of rain from October 2014 to October 2015. But fortunately, the water officials have decided to double the amount of water given to us in 2015. The rain that we got is good, but homeless had to find or build shelter as soon as possible because they are struggling to keep warm and dry from the rain and wind.
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Arlon
3/7/2015 04:00:13 am
The problems that California is facing is low amounts of water,people moving out of houses because of mudslides,and people had to be in bus stops to avoid rain and keep safe.
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